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1969 · directed by Haskell Wexler · 111 min · R
23,434 feet · Prominence
1,164th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw49

Lifetime worldwide gross $6m, re-releases included; about $49m in 2026 money.

Rank4,282 of 11,051In 196917 of 25

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise92

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics92 baseAwards0 signal → +0 lift

No award rows on file, usually missing data rather than missing honours. Wikidata is thin for older and non-English films.

How Praise works

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since. This film is near critically unanimous and barely registers on awards, so there is little headroom for awards to claim. The score is the critics' verdict, nearly untouched.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Registry landmark blending 1968 convention footage.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.2 from 5kWikipedia3k views a monthAge57 years

On the listsNational Film RegistryCriterion Collectionevidence, not an input to the score
Scored beside it · 1,570 of 4,039 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 49 praise 92 legacy 42averages 61, placing it at23,434 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

Verna Bloom18,555 ftPeter Boyle17,646 ft